It
seems throughout history, man has wondered what happens after death. Is there
another life, or do we simply live and then die? There are many books claiming
to have the answers, yet no book in the world has caused more debate than the
Bible. Some blindly believe it is untrue. Others receive it as God’s Word. Some
have studied it closely and discounted it. Others have studied it closely and
are fully persuaded it must be the Word of God. Some people love and believe
the Bible so strongly that they willingly risk death to make a stand for it.
Others hate the Bible so intensely that they will kill a person that owns one.

It has been stated that it would be virtually impossible that any one could
make 11 straight predictions 1900 years into the future. There was only one
chance in 8 x 10 to the 63rd power, or 80 with 63 zeros after it that such a
thing could be done. If such a set of predictions existed, it would have to
be the Word of God.Imagine trying to write 11
exact predictions 1900 years into the future. Include nations that would be
aligned together and the exact size of an army. Tell what the people would be
like. Cover what the nations would be like. Do this and add many more items.
You might say it is impossible. The Bible does exactly this and much more. The
only possible conclusion an honest person can make is—the Bible is the Word
of God.

3-THE
BIBLE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD

It
is written, KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY
PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. FOR THE PROPHECY CAME NOT IN OLD TIME BY THE WILL OF
MAN: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE AS THEY WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST-2 Pe 1:20,21.
ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF GOD, AND IS PROFITABLE FOR DOCTRINE,
FOR REPROOF, FOR CORRECTION, FOR INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS-2 Tim 3;16. That
is a key. Note God’s Word says, PROFITABLE FOR DOCTRINE, REPROOF, CORRECTION,
FOR INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Many
people do not want their beliefs proven wrong. They do not want to be reproved
and corrected. They do not want to be told how they should live or what they
can or cannot do. Many people want to live their own way now, but die as a saint.
They do not want Jesus (God’s Word) to reign over them. Thus, they sometimes
choose to believe the Bible is not true, or they spend very little time reading
and studying it. Sometimes they go to a church that preaches what they want
to hear rather than what they need to hear. They choose deceit rather
than truth, and they justify themselves. The Bible commands people to repent,
to change, to do God’s will rather than their own will. Few are willing to do
this.

So
what does the Holy Book teach? It teaches us that there is a heaven and
a hell. It teaches us that it is appointed unto men once to die and then
the judgment. It teaches us there is only one way to go to heaven. If
we reject that way, we will perish. The final destination for all that reject
God’s plan of salvation is eternal torment in the lake of fire: a fire which
shall never be quenched, and there is no rest day nor night. It teaches
us that there is a spirit called Satan who can and does lie to us in our minds
and causes us to feel that what is right in God’s eyes is really wrong.
Satan deceives the whole world-ref Rev 12:9. The Bible teaches us that
few people go to heaven, and many are rejected. They are rejected, because they
did not believe and "obey" the Gospel. They were never born-again,
or if they were born-again they did not continue in the faith. It teaches
us that there is a battle going on inside us.

6-A
BATTLE BETWEEN TRUTH AND ERROR

It
is a battle between truth and error. God had said in Gen 2:17-BUT OF THE TREE
OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, THOU SHALT NOT EAT OF IT: FOR IN THE DAY
THAT THOU EATEST THEREOF THOU SHALT SURELY DIE. Then the serpent (the one we
call Satan) told the woman in Gen 3:4-YE SHALL NOT SURELY DIE. We hear God's
Word, and we hear Satan’s lies. Eve chose to believe Satan’s lies. She ate,
and died. Satan tries to make us think the thoughts "he" puts in our
minds are true, not lies. Our heart then makes the decision which we believe
is true. As you are hearing or reading this message, you can also expect to
have thoughts that some of what you are hearing is not correct. Fear God, and
depart from evil. IT IS A FEARFUL THING TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVING
GOD-Heb 10:31.

7-JESUS
IS THE ONLY WAY

It is written, Jn 14:6-JESUS SAITH UNTO HIM I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND
THE LIFE: NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME. In Jn 11:25,26, Jesus
said unto her, I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE: HE THAT BELIEVETH
IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE: AND WHOSOEVER LIVETH AND BELIEVETH
IN ME SHALL NEVER DIE. BELIEVEST THOU THIS? We may ask, who is this that is
making such claims saying that "He" is the way, He is the truth, He
is the life, He is the resurrection, and further saying, NO MAN COMETH UNTO
THE FATHER BUT BY ME?Jesus Christ is Deity.
He is God. He is the Word. He is from everlasting to everlasting. He is the
First and the Last. He is the only begotten Son of God. He is God manifested
in the flesh. He is the beginning of the creation of God. FOR BY HIM WERE ALL
THINGS CREATED-Col 1:16. He is the second Person of the Trinity: the Father,
the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. He is the Alpha
and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, which is, and which was, and which
is to come, the Almighty. He is Jehovah God-ref-Jn 1:1,14; Jn 3:16; Mt 28:19;
2 Jn 7; 1 Jn 5:7; Rev 1:8, 2:8, 3:14, 4:11; Isa 42:1, 48:16, 61:1; Gen 1:26.Jn 10:9-Jesus said, I AM
THE DOOR: BY ME IF ANY MAN ENTER IN, HE SHALL BE SAVED, AND SHALL
GO IN AND OUT, AND FIND PASTURE. Rev 1:18-I AM HE THAT LIVETH, AND WAS DEAD;
AND, BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE, AMEN; AND HAVE THE KEYS OF HELL AND
OF DEATH. It was Jesus that lived, was crucified, and was dead; but now, He
is alive for evermore! Jn 10:27,28-MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE, AND I KNOW
THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME: AND I GIVE UNTO THEM ETERNAL LIFE: AND
THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH, NEITHER SHALL ANY MAN PLUCK THEM OUT OF MY HAND. Note,
it is Jesus that gives eternal life, but there is a price to be paid, as it
is written, THEY FOLLOW ME. If you seek eternal life, you must follow Jesus.Jesus tells us in Jn 12:48-HE
THAT REJECTETH ME, AND RECEIVETH NOT MY WORDS, HATH ONE THAT JUDGETH
HIM: THE WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN, THE SAME SHALL JUDGE HIM IN THE LAST DAY.
What you feel, what you think, what your church says, will mean nothing at the
judgment. God’s Word shall judge you. If you have not received God’s Word (the
Bible), if you have not received the words of Jesus, you shall surely perish.
HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT THE SON (the Word) SHALL NOT SEE LIFE-Jn 3:36.Jn 3:16-18-FOR GOD SO LOVED
THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN
HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. FOR GOD SENT NOT HIS SON
INTO THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE WORLD; BUT THAT THE WORLD "THROUGH HIM"
MIGHT BE SAVED. HE THAT BELIEVETH ON HIM IS NOT CONDEMNED: BUT HE THAT BELIEVETH
NOT IS CONDEMNED ALREADY, BECAUSE HE HATH NOT BELIEVED IN THE NAME OF THE ONLY
BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD. The word believe may be defined as a total, uncompromising
commitment of love and obedience. Few believe in Jesus this way.1 Jn 5:10-12-HE THAT BELIEVETH
ON THE SON OF GOD HATH THE WITNESS IN HIMSELF: HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT GOD
HATH MADE HIM A LIAR; BECAUSE HE BELIEVETH NOT THE RECORD THAT GOD GAVE OF HIS
SON. AND THIS IS THE RECORD, THAT GOD HATH GIVEN TO US ETERNAL LIFE, AND THIS
LIFE IS IN HIS SON. HE THAT HATH THE SON HATH LIFE; AND HE THAT HATH
NOT THE SON OF GOD HATH NOT LIFE. 1 Tim 2:5,6-FOR THERE IS ONE GOD
AND ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS; WHO GAVE
HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR ALL, TO BE TESTIFIED IN DUE TIME.1 Jn 5:20-And WE KNOW THAT
THE SON OF GOD IS COME, AND HATH GIVEN US AN UNDERSTANDING, THAT WE MAY KNOW
HIM THAT IS TRUE, AND WE ARE IN HIM THAT IS TRUE, EVEN IN HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.
THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE. Acts 4:12-NEITHER IS THERE
SALVATION IN ANY OTHER: FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN
AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED. Heb 5:8,9-THOUGH HE WERE A SON, YET LEARNED
HE OBEDIENCE BY THE THINGS WHICH HE SUFFERED; AND BEING MADE PERFECT,
HE BECAME THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION UNTO ALL THEM THAT "OBEY"
HIM. Again, we have a condition on salvation. It is obedience. He became
the author of eternal salvation unto all them that "obey" Him, to
those who obey the Bible, to those who follow Him. Only a few people study the
Bible diligently, and even fewer, submit to God’s Word or obey it. Some follow
blind leaders of the blind and think they are obeying God. They perish. Even
among clergy, only a few are truly walking with God even though they may look
like they are.Ro 10:9-11-THAT IF THOU SHALT
CONFESS WITH THY MOUTH THE LORD JESUS, AND SHALT BELIEVE IN THINE
HEART THAT GOD HATH RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, THOU SHALT BE SAVED. FOR WITH
THE HEART MAN BELIEVETH UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS; AND WITH THE MOUTH CONFESSION IS
MADE UNTO SALVATION. FOR THE SCRIPTURE SAITH, WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH ON HIM SHALL
NOT BE ASHAMED. Thus, we need to believe on Jesus Christ. We need to follow
Him. We need to obey Him. We need to believe in our heart that God raised Him
from the dead. We need to confess Jesus Christ openly and not let fear of what
may happen cause us to be ashamed. For is it written, Mk 8:38-WHOSOEVER THEREFORE
SHALL BE ASHAMED OF ME AND OF "MY WORDS" IN THIS ADULTEROUS AND SINFUL
GENERATION; OF HIM ALSO SHALL THE SON OF MAN BE ASHAMED. Some may say, Mt 25:25-I
WAS AFRAID. God tells them in Mt 25:30-CAST YE THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANT INTO
OUTER DARKNESS. It is written, in 1 Jn 2:23-WHOSOEVER DENIETH THE SON, THE SAME
HATH NOT THE FATHER: BUT HE THAT ACKNOWLEDGETH THE SON HATH THE FATHER
ALSO. Do you acknowledge the Son in what you do, or do you deny Him? Do you
witness for Him? Do you serve Him? Do you love the brethren and love correction?
Do you follow the lusts of the flesh, and thereby deny Him? Do you partake of
garbage on television, or take drugs, or smoke, or get drunk? Do you follow
after illicit sex, pornography, or riches? If you own a television or automobile,
which is more important to you? Is it the things of the Word of God? Do you
deny Him, because you have not forgiven other people, or you have bitterness,
or pride, or envy, or jealousy in your heart? Do you deny Him, because having
your own way is more important to you than yielding to God’s way? Are you selfish
or stubborn or rebellious? Do the pleasures of this life, or cares of this world,
or lusts of other things hinder you from following Jesus? Are you a one-day-a-week
type Christian? Is there some secret sin you won’t let go of? Who or what is
your god? Is it your church, or denomination, or your family, or wanting to
be someone, or your mouth? Is it foolishness? Ja 4:6-GOD RESISTETH THE
PROUD, BUT GIVETH GRACE UNTO THE HUMBLE. Who or what is your god? Is
it your plans, your desires, wanting to get married, wanting to buy certain
things? Is your god money and possessions, or possibly just wanting to please
certain people more than God? What is your idol? Is your number one desire to
study God’s Word, and do it? Is your number one desire to win souls, and do
the will of God, and be like Jesus?This know, Phili 2;10,11-THAT
AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, OF THINGS IN HEAVEN, AND
THINGS IN EARTH, AND THINGS UNDER THE EARTH; AND THAT EVERY TONGUE SHOULD CONFESS
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS LORD, TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER. It is better to yield
to Jesus now, than to face the judgment that sends you to the lake of fire.2 Jn 9-WHOSOEVER TRANSGRESSETH,
AND ABIDETH NOT IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, HATH NOT GOD. HE THAT ABIDETH
IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, HE HATH BOTH THE FATHER AND THE SON. 2 Jn 10-IF
THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU, AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE, RECEIVE HIM NOT
INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID HIM GOD SPEED: FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED
IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS. Note the words-BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE- EVIL
DEEDS. Ro 6:23-FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH; BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL
LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRISTOUR LORD.Eph 4:4-6-THERE IS ONE BODY,
AND ONE SPIRIT, EVEN AS YE ARE CALLED IN ONE HOPE OF YOUR CALLING; ONE
LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, WHO IS ABOVE ALL,
AND THROUGH ALL, AND IN YOU ALL. Mk 12:10-12-AND HAVE YE NOT READ THIS SCRIPTURE;
THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED IS BECOME THE HEAD OF THE CORNER:
THIS WAS THE LORD’S DOING, AND IT IS MARVELLOUS IN OUR EYES?

To
follow Jesus is not the Bible plus something. It is not the Bible plus someone’s
writing. It is not the Bible plus another gospel. It is not the Bible plus the
traditions of a church or a denomination. It is not the Bible plus someone’s
interpretation. It is not the Bible plus what man says. It is not parts of the
Bible, but the full Gospel. It is not the Bible plus dreams, visions, or prophecies.
The Bible stands alone. The Bible is the Authority by which all things are to
be judged.

Any
denomination or group that adds or takes away from God’s Word, get away from
it; no matter how big or small or influential that denomination, church, or
group is. Reject falsehood. Is it not written, their idol is falsehood? Beware
of those that preach another Jesus.The Scriptures warn us of FALSE
APOSTLES, DECEITFUL WORKERS, TRANSFORMING THEMSELVES INTO THE APOSTLES OF CHRIST.
AND NO MARVEL; FOR SATAN HIMSELF IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ANGEL OF LIGHT. THEREFORE
IT IS NO GREAT THING IF HIS MINISTERS ALSO BE TRANSFORMED AS THE MINISTERS OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS; WHOSE END SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS. Remember, Satan’s
ministers are positive they are ministers of righteousness. They are very persuasive,
because the part they play is themselves (ref 2 Cor 11:13-15).Mt 4:4-MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY
BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.